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The 2023 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2023 in the US state of Washington. Conditions going into the season were low-risk for fire, with higher than average precipitation over the prior winter and spring. [1] Some experts anticipated a later peak, possibly into November, for the Pacific Northwest due to El Niño effects. [2]
Seven homes were lost in the Chuweah Creek Fire at Nespelem, Washington on July 12–13, which caused evacuation of the town and burned over 10,000 acres (4,000 ha). [44] [45] The fire grew to 22,900 acres by July 15, [46] and over 37,000 acres by July 16; the town of Keller, Washington was also evacuated. [47] [48] The fire was 97% contained ...
The ban was issued in response to several large, human-caused wildfires amid the statewide drought emergency and drier-than-normal weather across Washington. The largest fire at the time was the Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan , which had grown to more than 12,000 acres (4,900 ha).
The West Sound generally remains at low wildfire risk, but the region is expected to see “above normal” wildfire potential this summer, according to an outlook report from the National ...
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Washington wildfire, smoke map: Track latest wildfires, red flag warnings East Bremerton’s air quality monitoring station was reporting an Air Quality Index of 58, as of Friday morning. Quality ...
Fires included the Nakia Creek Fire in Southwest Washington and one on private timberland near Loch Katrine in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 30 miles east of Seattle. [18] [19] Flames from the Loch Katrine fire could be seen from Seattle. [20] On October 18 and 19, due to wildfire smoke, Seattle had the worst air quality of any major city in the ...
Wildfire seasons are growing longer and more intense due to climate change, and Oregon isn't the only state grappling with how to manage the risk. Washington state and Colorado have also recently moved to address fire risk in their communities, and a new rule announced in California last week will require insurance companies to provide policies ...